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GUESTS...
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 Dr.
James Garbarino is Co-Director of the Family Life Development
Center and Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor of Human Development
at Cornell University. Prior to his current position, he served
as President of the Erikson Institute for Advanced Study in Child
Development (1985-1994). He earned his B.A. from St. Lawrence University
in 1968, and his Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from
Cornell University in 1973. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological
Association.
Dr. Garbarino
has served as a consultant or advisor to a wide range of organization,
including the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, the National
Institute for Mental Health, the American Medical Association,
the National Black Child Development Institute, the National Science
Foundation, the National Resource Center for Children in Poverty,
Childwatch International Research Network and the U.S. Advisory
Board of Child Abuse and Neglect.
In
1991 he undertook missions for UNICEF to assess the impact of the
Gulf War upon children in Kuwait and Iraq, and had served as a consultant
for programs serving Bosnian and Croatian children.
Books
he has authored or edited include:
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Lost
Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
(1991)
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Raising
Children in a Socially Toxic Environment (1995)
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Let's
Talk About Living in a World with Violence (1993)
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Children
in Danger: Coping with the Consequences of Community Violence
(1992)
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Towards
a Sustainable Society: An Economic, Social, and Environmental
Agenda for our Children's Future (1992)
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Children
and Families in the Social Environment, Second Edition (1992)
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Saving
Children: A Guide to Injury Prevention (1991)
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What
Children Can Tell Us (1989)
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No
Place to be a Child: Growing Up in a War Zone (1991)
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Special
Children/Special Risks: The Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities
(1987)
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The
Psychologically Battered Child (1986)
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Troubled
Youth, Troubled Families (1986)
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Adolescent
Development: An Ecological Perspective (1985)
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Social
Support Networks (1983)
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Successful
Schools and Competent Students (1981)
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Understanding
Abusive Families (1980; Second Edition, 1997)
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Protecting
Children from Abuse and Neglect (1980)
Dr. Garbarino
serves as a consultant to television, magazine, and newspaper
reports on children and families, and in 1981, he received the
Silver Award at the International Film and Television Festival
of New York for co-authoring "Don't Get Stuck There: A Film on
Adolescent Abuse."
In 1985, he
collaborated with John Merrow to produce "Assault of the Psyche,"
a videotaped program dealing with psychological abuse. He also
serves as a scientific expert witness in criminal and civil cases
involving issues of violence and children.
The National
Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect honored Dr. Garbarino in
1985 with its first C. Henry Kempe Award, in recognition of his
efforts on behalf of abused and neglected children. In 1975, Dr.
Garbarino was named a Spencer Fellow by the National Academy of
Education and, in 1981, named a National Fellow by the Kellogg
Foundation.
In 1979, and
again in 1981, he received the Mitchell Prize from the Woodlands
Conference on Sustainable Societies. In 1987, he was elected President
of the American Psychological Association's Vincent De Francis
Award for nationally significant contributions to child protection.
In 1989, he received the American Psychological Association's
Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service.
In
1992, he received the Society for Psychological Study of Social
Issues prize for research on child abuse. In 1993, he received the
Brandt F. Steele Award from Kempe National Center on Child Abuse
and Neglect. In 1994 the American Psychological Association's Division
on Child, Youth and Family Services presented him with its Nicholas
Hobbs Award. Also in 1994, he received the Dale Richmond Award from
the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Behavioral and Developmental
Pediatrics. In 1995, he received the Humanitarian Award from the
University of Missouri's International Center or Psychological Trauma |
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 Michael
Gurian is a family therapist, educator and author of fourteen
books, including the National Bestsellers, The Good Son: Shaping
The Moral Development of Boys and Young Men; A Fine Young Man: What
Parents, Mentors and Educations Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys
Into Exceptional Men and The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors
and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men.
He is a pioneer
in the field of male development, and is credited with first bringing
"the boys movement" into the national spotlight. He has specialized
in male development since 1983, writing nine of his books in that
field. Michael has served as a consultant to families, therapists,
school districts, community agencies, churches. criminal justice
professionals and policy makers, traveling to approximately thirty-five
cities a year to lead seminars, consult and keynote at conferences.
His training
videos for parents and volunteers are used by Big Brothers and Big
Sisters agencies in the U.S. and Canada. Michael's work reflects
the diverse cultures (European, Asian, Middle Eastern, and American)
in which he has lived, worked and studied. Before becoming a national
lecturer in 1994, Michael taught Male Psychology and Gender at Gonzaga
University's Graduate School of Education. Michael's work has been
featured in various media, including The New York Times, USA Today,
Newsweek, Time, The Wall Street Journal, New Age Journal, and on
The Today Show, CNN, Good Morning America, CBS, PBS, and National
Public Radio.
Michael lives in Spokane, Washington with his wife, Gail, a family
therapist, and their two children. Michael can be reached on the
worldwide web at www.michael-gurian.com |
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REPORT ON TEACHER QUALITY
GUEST...
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 Lynn
Olson is a senior editor at Education Week, an independent,
national newspaper that covers education in grades K-12. She's
also the project editor for Quality Counts, an annual report card
on public education in the 50 states, published by Education Week
with support from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Ms.
Olson has written about public education in the United States
for more than 15 years, covering such topics as accountability
in education, school governance, urban schools and school districts,
teachers, and testing. A nationally recognized education journalist,
she has won awards from the Education Writers Association, The
National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the International
Reading Association. |
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